ACLU-NCLF and Allies Rally Behind Adoptive Mother to Fight for Unmarried Families’ Rights to Enter Into Binding Adoption Agreements

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTH CAROLINA

SPRING 2010 PUBLISHED 4 TIMES PER YEAR VOLUME 43, ISSUE 2

North Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Important Custody Case Regarding Adoption in North Carolina by Same-Sex Partners: ACLU-NCLF and Allies Rally Behind Adoptive Mother to Fight for Unmarried Families’ Rights to Enter into Binding Adoption Agreements.

of-the-court brief on her behalf in an couple later split up, Boseman important custody case pending petitioned the court for joint before the North Carolina Supreme custody. Court that could have ramifications However, Jarrell responded by affecting the legal status of more (Continued on page 14) than 250 families statewide, all or

almost all of which involve same- sex parents. Special Election In 2002, Senator Boseman and her then-partner Melissa Jarrell Issue! Vote for planned the conception and raising Candidates for of a child together. Jarrell gave birth to little Jacob, and shortly ACLU-NC and thereafter, both partners entered ACLU-NC Legal he American Civil Liberties voluntarily, knowingly and inten- Foundation Boards of tionally into an adoption agreement Union of North Carolina Directors. Ballots T Legal Foundation (ACLU- whereby Jarrell (the biological NCLF) is assisting the attorneys mother) and Boseman (the adoptive and Candidate representing North Carolina State mother) would both have equal Statements Inside Senator Julia Boseman (D-New custodial and parental rights with Hanover) and also filing a friend- regard to raising Jacob. When the this Edition. Abortion Debate Heats Up Across North Carolina

n recent months, several local Weatherly argued incorrectly that appropriate. However, the governments have taken up the providing complete reproductive dominoes began to fall. After I issue of abortion coverage in health care for employees was Apex, Wake County Manager health insurance benefits for local prohibited by North Carolina case David Cooke removed Wake government employees. The issue law. The ACLU-NC immediately County’s health insurance coverage first came to the ACLU-NC’s responded by releasing a legal for elective abortions on February attention in Apex when the town th th analysis of North Carolina law 10 . Then the League of council voted on January 19 to showing that local governments are Municipalities, which provides stop providing abortion coverage as well within their rights to offer health insurance for close to 200 part of the health insurance whatever health insurance benefits towns and cities in North Carolina, package provided to town the local government deems (Continued on page 14) employees. Apex Mayor Keith A Message From the Executive Director ...

Dear Fellow Civil Libertarians:

On behalf of the Board of Directors and our hard-working, top-notch staff, I would like to thank you very much for your support of the ACLU of North Carolina and its Legal Foundation. Like so many nonprofit organizations, we have seen a sharp drop in our revenues over the past two years, as our members and supporters have had to tighten their belts during the current economic recession. We recognize that when we ask you to dig deep and give what you can in order to help us continue to fight for the Bill of Rights, many of you really do have to dig deep — and we are more grateful to you than words can say!

Thanks to your commitment, we’re still here, stronger than ever, holding our elected officials’ feet to the fire. When President Obama or members of his Administration waffle on promises to close Guantanamo and to try people accused of crimes against our country in our criminal justice system, it’s the ACLU that pushes back and challenges them to restore due process and the rule of law, core values that define our character as a nation.

When state and law enforcement officials see nothing wrong with the fact that 70% of the young people registered in the GangNET database are African-American, the ACLU of North Carolina fights back and speaks out against the racial bias in this deeply flawed program.

When county and town officials are cowed by one anti-choice legislator who provides misinformation about state law, rescinding vital abortion coverage for their employees and succumbing to his baseless threats, it’s the ACLU of North Carolina that quickly produces a thorough legal analysis, proving that his arguments are specious, and rallies our members through our action alert system to speak up for women’s rights.

When the Wake County School Board disregards state laws designed to preserve transparency in government, stifles dissent, and thwarts the public process in their attempt to reverse a nationally-renowned diversity policy in favor of resegregated “neighborhood schools,” the ACLU of North Carolina is there to condemn these practices and to insist that no official or government body is above the law.

On any given day in the Tarheel State, we are fighting for free speech, religious liberty, privacy rights, students’ rights, racial justice, due process, criminal justice reform, a government that is open and transparent, and equal rights for all people regardless of religion, gender, race, national origin, creed, age, disability or sexual orientation. But none of this would be possible without your help!

So I must ask you once again, please dig deep and give what you can so that the ACLU of North Carolina can continue to hold our elected officials accountable and defend the Bill of Rights here on the ground. You can donate online using our secure website at www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/?q=donate, or clip the form on Page 17 of this newsletter and mail it with your payment to our post office box in Raleigh. We promise to use your money carefully. Thank you very much for your help in this fight.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Rudinger

Jennifer Rudinger Executive Director

Page 2 The ACLU-NC Legal Foundation wishes to thank all who made our 41st Annual Frank Porter Graham Awards Ceremony a huge success!

ore than 260 supporters of the M ACLU-NC’s Legal Foundation came together for our 41st Annual Frank Porter Graham Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. ACLU-NC members and supporters enjoyed good food and great conversation and celebrated the achievements of honorees Jimmy Creech, Juvencio Rocha Peralta, Jeremy Collins and Charmaine Fuller Cooper. Gene Nichol, Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and ACLU-NC President Carlos Mahoney (left) presents Activist and advocate for the Latino and immigrant Opportunity at the University the Frank Porter Graham Award to Jimmy Creech for communities, Juvencio Rocha Peralta (left) receives of North Carolina, gave a fiery a lifetime of championing civil liberties causes. the ACLU-NC Award from Board member Esteban Echeverria. keynote address titled “The Challenge of American Charmaine Fuller Cooper and Jeremy Constitutionalism.” Due to Collins (left) accept the Paul Green popular demand, we have Award from ACLU-NC Board member and Chapel Hill Mayor Mark posted Nichol’s speech online Kleinschmidt (right) for their heroic at www.acluofnc.org/files/ efforts which led to the passage of the Gene_Nichol_FPG_speech.pdf. North Carolina Racial Justice Act. The ACLU-NCLF wishes to thank Replacements, Ltd. for their extraordinary generosity in supporting this event as Title (Below) Keynote speaker Gene Nichol brought the crowd to its feet with his Sponsors for the seventh year impassioned reminder that we must in a row. We would also like to hold America — and ourselves — accountable for the unfulfilled promises thank Ken Broun for once of the Declaration of Independence and again delighting our audience the Bill of Rights and that we must keep up the fight to make those promises a with live jazz during the reality. reception (with fellow jazz musicians Bill Eagen and Mike Chrzanowski), and a big thanks to all of our volunteers for their tireless efforts which helped Special thanks to our make this event such a success! devoted friends at Replacements, Ltd. for once again sponsoring the Frank Porter Graham Awards!

Page 3 2010 ACLU-NC/LF Board Elections

t is time to act on nominations Dianna Wynn. of your choice, and return it to the for (two!) Boards of Directors. In addition, six new voices are ACLU-NC office so that the ballot I Elected Directors run two seeking to be added to the Board: is received no later than 12:00 p.m. corporate entities: the ACLU of Curry First, Risa Foster, Irene on May 20, 2010. Please both North Carolina (ACLU-NC) and the Godinez, Holning Lau, Matthew print and sign your name on the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Robinson and Diane Rodriguez. back of your envelope (on or near Foundation (ACLU-NCLF). The All ten nominees are recommended the flap of the envelope). ACLU-NC is engaged in legislative by our Nominating Committee, and To maintain voter confidentiality, work and membership recruitment this slate has been approved for your please do not place any identifying and therefore is a separate consideration by the current ACLU- marks on the ballot itself, and please organization, while the ACLU- NC Board of Directors. fold the ballot as indicated in the NCLF is our charitable 501(c)(3) Please read the candidates’ instructions on Page 10. entity that runs our legal program statements inside this election Board elections will take place at and most of our educational pamphlet and mail in your ballot the ACLU-NC’s Annual Member- activities. today. ship Meeting on Thursday, May Our Board members serve three- 20th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the year terms and may be elected for Ballots must be received by Green Street United Methodist no more than two consecutive terms. (not postmarked by) Thursday, Church, 639 South Green Street, Four incumbents who are eligible May 20th at 12:00 p.m. Winston-Salem, NC 27101. for nomination this year have said Members who have not voted by that they would like to remain on the The ballot is located on Pages 9- mail may vote in person at this Board: Tariq Butt, Esteban 10 of this newsletter. Please remove meeting. For more information, call Echeverria, Carlos Mahoney and the ballot, vote for the candidate(s) the ACLU-NC at (919) 834-3466.

MEET THE BOARD CANDIDATES:

ACLU-NC has continued steadfastly events. If I am re-elected, I shall on its mission to identify and rectify continue to serve the ACLU-NC in abuses of civil liberties, to educate, any capacity, but in any case I will and to influence state laws. continue with the outreach activities Successes have been numerous, and to inform and educate people about credit for that goes to our top-notch the ACLU. staff. For my part, it has been a ——–———————————— great learning experience and a very humbling one also to sit on the Board with some of the finest intellectuals. I have been proud to Tariq Butt, Raleigh: be associated with this organization I have had the honor and whose values I wholeheartedly privilege of serving on the ACLU- support but which also produces NC board for the last three years, practical results, improving the lives and I am requesting your vote to of countless people. serve a second term. I currently It constantly troubles me that so hold the position of the Secretary of few people that I come across in my the ACLU-NC Board, and I am also daily life know about the excellent a member of the Finance work that the ACLU is doing. I Esteban Echeverria, Charlotte: Committee. In recent years, the have played a little part in the effort Three years ago, I asked for your political environment of the country to inform by participating in tabling support in allowing me to serve on has taken many turns, but the events and setting up Meetup the ACLU-NC Board because I Page 4 wanted to interject my personal of North Carolina – its excellent experience and commitment to the staff, Board and membership. I civil rights movement in North will participate in the essential task Carolina. Today I ask for your of fundraising and the fun task of renewed support because three membership development. Finally, years wasn’t long enough! my Board voting will emphasize My first year with the Board diversity, and I hope others will involved a lot of listening, the similarly view the ballot. occasional outrage, and a new —————————————— perspective on the importance of the work of the ACLU of North Carolina. I have personally witnessed the importance and Curry First, Asheville:. necessity of being a part of this My ACLU involvement began in organization, standing with North 1966 when as a Vanderbilt law Carolinians to defend against student I had a law student internship encroachments on our civil rights. with the NYCLU. After graduation, A good example of the ACLU’s I practiced for 40 years in Milwaukee efforts has been in monitoring concentrating in private practice in North Carolina’s implementation of civil rights litigation (frequently the 287(g) program throughout the police misconduct), employment state. Immigrants are a vulnerable discrimination, and immigration. For Risa Foster, Durham: community that require our several years, I represented in federal Thank you for the opportunity attention and efforts. The United court Milwaukee African-American to present my qualifications for a States is a nation of immigrants and police officers in a promotion position on the Board of Directors places great value on the retaliation discrimination class of the ACLU of North Carolina. I contribution of its immigrants who action. For three years, I took a consider it a privilege to be on the helped to build and sustain our break from private practice and Board, and I would work diligently democracy. The Bill of Rights is worked as litigation director for a for the ACLU. My partner Sue and guaranteed to all who reside in the non-profit poverty legal service I have enjoyed attending the Frank United States, regardless of race, organization. In Milwaukee, I was Porter Graham Awards Ceremony ethnicity, gender, or national active with the Wisconsin ACLU these past several years. origin. state chapter as a Board member, I successfully completed Duke’s If successful in receiving your legal and strategic committee Continuing Studies Certificate support, I would continue to member and cooperating attorney. Program in Nonprofit Manage- interject my unique perspective and I made a permanent move to ment. I graduated from California personal experiences growing up in Asheville in June 2009 (grand- State University, San Bernardino, North Carolina as a Latino, an children in NC and retired, which I (many) years ago with a major in immigrant, a lawyer, and staunch term “freedom riding”) and have Psychology. supporter of our civil rights. I ask been active with the Western NC I do not have any affiliation to for your continued support and chapter of the ACLU and recently the courts or legislation (yet!); I your vote today. joined the state ACLU-NCLF’s legal have lots of experience in Thank you very much for your committee. I am an active volunteer grassroots activism. I work daily in consideration. with Asheville’s poverty legal Durham’s community, volunteering ——–———————————–- service organization, Pisgah Legal and interacting. Over the past 10

Services. I immediately found a years, I have actively helped with

home and community in Asheville at-risk youth, affordable housing,

and North Carolina. neighborhood issues, LGBT events,

My civil liberties priorities are and the humane treatment of

advocating for constitutional rights animals. I volunteer for park and

for minorities and women and creek clean-ups, attend community

fighting pervasive poverty issues. If crime prevention meetings, along

elected, I will commit to the ACLU with city and county government

Page 5 meetings. I do not hesitate to call Since graduating from NCSU, I Hill, I continue to work with the House and Senate representatives have served underrepresented and ACLU by supervising a pro bono when they need to hear from me. I oppressed communities. I have collaboration between students and even support and attend peaceful worked at the NC Office of the the ACLU’s LGBT Project. protests and marches. Governor, El Pueblo, Inc., and am My commitment to civil I have helped with everything currently the NC District Director for liberties is reflected in much of my from fundraising, creating the Reform Immigration FOR current work. My scholarship, brochures, letter writing, phone America campaign. I believe in the which focuses on domestic and banking and community organ- equal and humane treatment of every international legal protection of izing. I have lots of experience person in these United States and equality rights, has appeared in establishing mailing lists, members abroad. Much has changed in the last journals such as the Harvard Civil and volunteers. My attendance will 10 years. Civil rights and liberties of Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, be good and I will complete all the most vulnerable communities are Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, responsibilities expected of me. I violated to the point that it’s become California Law Review, and am known to bring good ideas to routine in some pockets of NC. I Northwestern Law Review. In the table and sometimes an “A-ha” have worked alongside the staff of 2007, the Williams Institute on moment occurs. I support a good the ACLU-NC on some of the Sexual Orientation Law and Public sense of humor and enjoy working projects focused on immigrants’ Policy presented me with a and learning from others. rights and am ready to become more Dukeminier Award for my writing ——————————————- committed to the overall work of the on sexual orientation rights. In ACLU-NC. I will contribute my addition to supervising UNC community advocate experience and students’ pro bono work with the excitement for protecting the rights ACLU, I currently supervise a pro of every person in our state. bono project with the International ——————————————— Commission of Jurists’ Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Project. I also serve on two boards of advisors in Hong Kong, both of which address matters of public law including the protection of civil

liberties. I hope to bring this experience, Irene Godinez, Raleigh: my enthusiasm and my respect for It is an honor to be considered the ACLU to the ACLU-NC Board for the Board of Directors of the of Directors. Thank you for your ACLU of North Carolina! I was consideration. born and raised in North Carolina ——————————————- and am the daughter of immigrants. Carlos Mahoney, Durham: Growing up I rarely noticed any Holning Lau, Raleigh: different treatment of my family or Serving on the ACLU-NC Board myself by my NC community. The of Directors would be an honor, only time that I noticed that I was allowing me to continue my long- different was at dinnertime, time support of the ACLU’s mission. speaking Spanish with my parents I first became involved with the and eating traditional Mexican ACLU when I interned at the ACLU stews. The reality in which I was of Pennsylvania during my reared is vastly different from the undergraduate education. That reality of millions of other children internship inspired me greatly, of immigrants across the nation. helping to shape my future as a rights These children are witnesses to the advocate. Several years later, I abuses of their parents’ civil rights became president of the University of I am a law partner with the firm and liberties, with due process Chicago Law School’s ACLU Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, going by the wayside. chapter. Today, as an Associate P.A. in Durham, North Carolina. Professor of Law at UNC-Chapel My law practice is focused on civil Page 6 litigation in various fields including exciting way for me to continue to civil rights. I have represented fight for what is right. I pledge to clients in civil and criminal cases work as hard as I can to assist the with constitutional claims ACLU of North Carolina in involving issues of search and achieving its goals. I will also seizure, excessive use of force, the positively represent the western right to trial by jury, right to legal part of the state as well as the town counsel, privilege against self- of Boone. incrimination, cruel and unusual —————————————— punishment, unlawful taking of property, eleventh amendment immunity, procedural and substantive due process, and equal Matthew Robinson, Boone: protection. I have a strong My name is Matthew commitment to civil rights and am Robinson and I am Professor in the a firm proponent of our jury system Department of Government and and the judicial process. Justice Studies at Appalachian State

I have served on the Board of University in Boone. I received my Directors for the ACLU of North Ph.D. in Criminology & Criminal Carolina and the ACLU of North Justice from the Florida State Carolina’s Legal Foundation since University in 1997. the Fall of 2005. I presently serve I teach and do research in many as the President of both the ACLU- areas related to civil liberties and the Diane Rodriguez, Greenville: NC and Legal Foundation Boards. US Constitution. These include Thank you for considering my I am a member of the Executive capital punishment, the drug war, nomination for the Board of Committee, Finance Committee, social justice theory, and injustices of Directors of the ACLU of North Legal Committee, and Personnel the criminal justice system. My Carolina. I graduated from the Committee. I also serve as a overriding goal in my work is to help InterAmerica University of Puerto cooperating attorney. bring about more just outcomes for Rico with a Bachelors Degree in I want to continue serving on my town, state, region, and nation. Language Arts and completed my both Boards because of my My approach is to make sure my doctoral degree in Language, commitment to the ACLU, my teaching, research, and service are Learning, and Literacy from experience in litigating civil rights aimed at real world change. Fordham University. Then, I issues and my knowledge of I am a frequent contributor of continued my post-doctoral studies constitutional law. I am dedicated letters to the editor and op-eds in at the University of Virginia in the to preserving and advancing civil newspapers (for example: http:// area of special education. I am liberties for all North Carolinians. www.newsobserver.com/opinion/ currently an associate professor at I would be honored to be elected columnists_blogs/story/45933.html? East Carolina University in the for another term on the Board of storylink=mirelated). I am also an College of Education, Department Directors for the ACLU-NC and activist. For example, I wrote and of Curriculum and Instruction. I Legal Foundation. campaigned for resolutions have received numerous grants ______condemning certain provisions of the from the U. S. Office of Special USA PATRIOT Act. An eight-part Education and Rehabilitation series I wrote for the Watauga Services and the Office of English Democrat informed citizens about the Language Acquisition. Some of law. I then took my argument to my publications appear in: multiple bodies at the university, Childhood Education, Rural town, county, and congressional Special Education Quarterly, district level. Many of these entities Journal of International Special passed my resolutions, including the Needs Education, and Exceptional Town of Boone Council (see the Children Journal of Research in resolution here: http://bordc.org/ Childhood Education. I have been detail.php?id=292). an invited speaker at national and Serving on the Board is an Page 7 international conferences on special much regarding the civil liberties concerned Americans and education and bilingual education. challenges in North Carolina and organizations like the ACLU fight I have been often referred to as has allowed me to witness the for the preservation of civil liberties. “a ferocious advocate for appro- impressive work done by our state Occasionally, a friend or priate education for English office. colleague will ask me why I feel so language learners,” a title that As a communication professor, I strongly about the work of the seems to be earned through years encourage students to understand ACLU. This question always of defending the rights of Latino their own and others’ First strikes me as odd, as if one’s ACLU children and youth. My research Amendment rights. However, in my membership must be defen- interests are links in the areas of previous work as a trial consultant, I ded. Unfortunately, the fight to teaching culturally and linguis- learned the reality of how preserve rights is a battle that must tically diverse students with and government can lose sight of its be waged each day. I look forward without disabilities, and multi- most important obligations to the to being a part of the ACLU-NC’s cultural education. I am active people. At the same time, I have continued defense of our liberties in with the Association of Mexicans faith in our nation so long as North Carolina. in North Carolina (AMEXCAN) organization. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend the As a potential member of the ACLU-NC Board of Directors, I ACLU-NC’s Annual Membership Meeting! will be able to deliver to the ACLU my educational and activist Thursday, May 20, 2010 experience I have gained through 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. my work in the communities. ———————————————— Location: Green Street United Methodist Church 639 South Green Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Honoring Constance L. Blackmon and Janet Joyner, the courageous plaintiffs in our legal challenge against the Forsyth County Commissioners’ practice of opening government meetings with sectarian prayers.

Dianna Wynn, Raleigh: As Vice-President of the ACLU-NC, I hope I have made a meaningful contribution to the Board, and, if elected, I would be honored to continue to do so. My commitment to the ACLU-NC began as a volunteer in the office Our legal team exits the courthouse after oral arguments in October 2009. Pictured left to right: Emily-Mary Brown, ACLU-NCLF paralegal; Forsyth County residents Constance several years ago assisting with Blackmon and Janet Joyner, Plaintiffs; and Katy Parker, ACLU-NCLF Legal Director. case mail. I then served as Secretary for both the ACLU-NC Featuring a panel discussion about religious freedom and the Board and the Wake County ACLU importance of government neutrality in religious matters, its roots Chapter Board. In order to learn in our nation’s history, and how this issue plays out today. more about the issues, I attended the last national ACLU ACLU members whose dues are current as of 12/31/09 may cast membership conference in their votes for ACLU-NC and ACLU-NCLF Boards of Directors; Election results will be announced at the end of the meeting. Washington, DC. My involvement with the ACLU-NC has taught me Light snacks provided; no charge to attend. Bring a friend! To Page 8 RSVP, contact Ian Mance at [email protected] or 919-834-3466.

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Page 10 In Memoriam … Remembering Dan Pollitt

he ACLU of North Carolina Judge Henry Edgerton of the US mourns the profound loss of Court of Appeals for the District of T Dan Pollitt, charter member Columbia Circuit. of the ACLU of North Carolina H e then began a long (formerly known as the North professional association with the Carolina Civil Liberties Union), firm created by Joseph Rauh and serving as President from 1969 — John Silard, where he worked on a 1973 and receiving the Frank Porter wide variety of labor, civil rights Graham Award in 1976. Pollitt was and other cases through 1955. He one of the most extraordinary began his academic teaching at the figures in the history of both the University of Arkansas, but when he ACLU and the state of North refused, on principle, to sign a Carolina. He died peacefully in his loyalty oath and was threatened with sleep on the morning of Friday, dismissal, former Dean Maurice March 5, 2010, at the age of 88. Van Hecke, Dean Henry Brandis Pollitt was born in 1921 in and President Frank Porter Graham Washington, D.C. Both of his urged him to come teach in Chapel parents were lawyers with the New Hill. He joined the UNC Law beneficent mind and voice, Deal Administration of Franklin faculty in 1957 and spent the rest of prompting all to aspire to principles Roosevelt. He received an his professional life (almost 50 of fairness and inclusion.” undergraduate education at years!) at Carolina Law. In the field of civil rights, Wesleyan University in John Charles “Jack” Boger, Dean Pollitt’s activities were constant and Connecticut, graduating with an of the University of North Carolina courageous. He helped to deseg- A.B. degree in 1943. He joined the School of Law writes of Pollitt: “In regate restaurants and stores in US Marine Corps and saw active a voice always soft spoken, with a Chapel Hill in the 1960’s, and he combat in the Pacific theatre, manner invariably genial, Dan and his first wife of 55 years, Jean landing in Japan in 1945. After represented the finest progressive Ann Rutledge, also ate with Dr. World War II ended, he entered social and political values. He was Martin Luther King and Coretta Cornell Law School, receiving an a generous and caring teacher who Scott King to desegregate Rich’s opened his home department store in Atlanta. He and life to his went with Dean Smith to recruit students, and a Charlie Scott as UNC’s first scholar whose African-American basketball star. writings con- Literally scores of community veyed both the activists remember when Dan Pollitt legal principles was there for them, filing briefs, and the deeper making oral arguments, and writing animating spirit trenchant pieces in The Independent of constitutional or other public venues. law, labor law, He is survived by his loving and and civil rights. devoted second wife, State Senator Dan had an Ellie Kinnaird; three children who unparalleled re- will forever cherish his memory: cord of social act- Daniel, Phoebe, and Susan; and ivism, a deep several step children, grandchildren, Pollitt’s death came within two months of that of his long-time faculty colleague devotion to the nieces and nephews. A memorial and friend, Gene Gressman, pictured above (left) with Pollitt. The UNC School service will be held on Sunday, of Law founded a first-year oral advocacy program named in tribute to both men. University and personal friend- April 18, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the LL.B. degree with honors in 1949. ship with many leading American William and Ida Friday Center in After a year of private practice in a public figures of his age.” Boger Chapel Hill, open to the public. private D.C. firm, Pollitt clerked for further describes Pollitt as “a strong,

Page 11 Elon Police Department Settles Lawsuit, Awarding ACLU-NCLF Client $50,000 in Damages and Revising Taser Safety and Use of Force Policies.

n January, we successfully measures designed to prevent any After the lawsuit was filed, other settled a federal lawsuit filed excessive and unnecessary use of Elon residents came forward and I on behalf of John W. Paylor, a Tasers. Specifically, Elon police described instances in which they, resident of Elon and 55-year-old officers will undergo improved too, had been tased unnecessarily grandfather who was shot twice annual training on a new Taser policy by the Elon Police Department. As with a Taser by Elon police officers and on Elon’s more general use-of- a result of the settlement in this on June 18, 2006. The officers had force policy. Further, Elon’s new case, an additional thirteen (13) surrounded the home of Mr. Paylor Taser policy must be consistent with North Carolina law enforcement in order to serve him with a policies in place in other North agencies have changed their Taser policies to include more restrictions on the use of Tasers by officers. The ACLU-NCLF is a founding member of the North Carolina Taser Safety Project, a coalition of nonprofit organizations advocating for the proper use of Tasers by law enforcement and for better training for officers on the weapons’ potential risks. These risks are especially pronounced when used on certain vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, the disabled, obviously pregnant John Paylor (third from left), with ACLU-NCLF Cooperating Attorneys Charles Marshall, Charles Coble, and women, and people in certain Mark Prak of the Raleigh law firm Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P. situations that place them at greater risk of harm, such as people misdemeanor arrest warrant for Carolina localities that include standing atop a flight of stairs – as using profanity on a public protections the ACLU-NC believes Mr. Paylor was here – who are at highway and for reckless driving. are important to safeguard against risk of injury from falling if shot A videotape of the incident shows excessive use of Tasers. For with a Taser. The Taser Safety that Paylor was unarmed, in his example, these policies prevent the Project produced a report in 2008 underwear, and presented no threat use of Tasers against individuals, which can be found online at http:// to the officers. Nevertheless, an such as Paylor, who are not actively acluofnc.org/files/NotThereYet.pdf Elon police officer shot Paylor with resisting officers. These policies also Mr. Paylor was represented by a Taser, causing him to fall from prohibit the use of Tasers against Mark J. Prak, Charles E. Coble and his porch. Then, while Paylor was individuals, such as Paylor, who Charles F. Marshall of Brooks, lying on the ground, unable to could potentially receive a secondary Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & move from the shock of being tased injury resulting from falling from an Leonard, L.L.P. in Raleigh, and C. and from the fall down his steps, elevated location, and they limit the Scott the officer tased him a second time. number of times an individual can be Holmes Mr. Paylor has sustained permanent tased. Additionally, the Elon Police of Brock, physical scarring from the incident. Department paid $50,000 to Mr. Payne & In March 2009, the ACLU-NCLF Paylor for his physical, emotional Meece, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Paylor and constitutional injuries. P.A. in against the Elon Police Department Elated with the outcome, Mr. Durham, and individual Elon police officers Paylor stated, “What these officers as involved for excessive use of force. did to me was wrong, and my hope is Cooperating Attorneys for the Under the terms of the that this settlement will prevent ACLU-NCLF, as well as by Katy settlement agreement, the Elon others from having to suffer what I Parker, ACLU-NCLF Legal Police Department will implement suffered at the hands of Elon police.” Director.

Page 12 ACLU-NC Racial Justice Project’s “Wall of Shame” (Dis)honoree: The New Majority on the Wake County School Board!

his quarter’s “Wall of voted in March to do away with the (3) calling parents and other citizens Shame” recognition goes to diversity policy, which is nationally “animals” for voicing disagreement T the new 5-4 majority on the recognized, in favor of “neighbor- with the board’s new direction; (4) Wake County School Board for its hood schools,” which many selecting supporters, and not efforts to dismantle a nationally- scholars and civil rights advocates dissenters, to speak at board acclaimed diversity policy and its believe will lead to the reseg- meetings; and (5) making decisions continued violations of North regation of Wake County schools. as a board without a board majority Carolina’s Open Meetings and The school board has also present and before the new board Public Records Laws. The Wake evidenced a continuing disdain for members were even sworn into County School Board has had a open meetings and open office! The ACLU-NCLF is socio-economic diversity plan in government by: (1) attempting to working with a broad coalition of place for years to avoid having avoid public records laws by civil rights groups to challenge these schools with high concentrations of corresponding with one another on new dangerous steps taken by the low-income students. However, a personal email; (2) blocking the board. new majority on the school board public from school board meetings;

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Page 13 Adoption Case (cont’d) Court of Appeals ruled in favor of upholding the original adoption Boseman, finding that: Jacob had order, the Court of Appeals noted (Continued from page 1) known her as his mother his whole that “[w]hile [North Carolina petitioning the court for sole life; by Jarrell’s own admissions, adoption law] does not specifically custody and argued that the Boseman had been a loving mother address same-sex adoptions, these adoption agreement itself was to Jacob; Jarrell had entered into the statutes do make clear that a wide invalid because North Carolina law adoption agreement voluntarily, range of adoptions are contemplated does not specifically authorize knowingly and intentionally at the and permitted, so long as they adoptions by same-sex partners. time it was finalized; there is a protect the minor’s ‘needs, interests, Jarrell even initially tried to certify strong public policy in North and rights.’” a class action lawsuit, seeking to Carolina that favors the finality of invalidate not only her own adoptions; and it was therefore adoption agreement but all such clearly in little Jacob’s best interest adoptions by a second parent in to continue to have a legally North Carolina. When the ACLU- recognized familial relationship with NCLF and our allies assisted five both of his mothers. horrified families who sought to The ACLU-NCLF, national intervene in the lawsuit to defend ACLU Foundation, and Lambda their own families’ rights to Legal Defense Fund lent our legal continue to exist, Jarrell dropped expertise in support of Senator her class action motion. Boseman at the Court of Appeals Both the trial court and the level. In its unanimous opinion

Abortion Debate (cont’d) health benefits or what coverage not to vote on it. The ACLU-NC could be included, but instead has also appeared before the Wake (Continued from page 1) focused on whether Wake County County Commissioners and the also removed the coverage, had direct authority from the State Apex Town Council, arguing for reportedly affecting close to 9,000 Legislature to levy taxes to pay for reinstatement of the health benefits. employees. Most recently, Pitt th th abortions for indigent women. It is We achieved success on March 15 County voted on March 15 to hard to say what inspired when the Wake County Board of remove coverage for elective Representative Stam to use this 29- Commissioners voted 4-3 to abortions for county employees. year-old case in which he was the reinstate coverage for elective The ACLU-NC discovered that plaintiff to raise this argument now abortions in the health insurance the issue was only really brought to when Wake County has been benefits provided to Wake County the attention of many local offering complete reproductive employees. Commissioners Brown, governments after North Carolina health care to employees for over a Ward, Norwalk, and Webb are to Representative Paul “Skip” Stam decade, but the debate at the federal be commended for voting in favor (R-Wake 37) sent a misleading level over the Stupak Amendment of restoring complete reproductive letter to several county managers to health insurance reform may health care. and attorneys advising them that a have been the impetus. The ACLU-NC is committed to 1981 North Carolina Supreme The ACLU-NC’s legal analysis continuing to monitor, investigate, Court case, Stam v. State of North was sent to all 100 counties along and advocate for complete Carolina, prohibited covering with a coalition letter signed by the reproductive health care because, abortion in public employee health ACLU-NC and nine other as Wake County Commissioner benefits. The ACLU-NC produced organizations supporting the Ward stated during the March 15th a legal analysis demonstrating retention of full health coverage for meeting, this is a decision best left conclusively that in actuality, Stam county employees. As a result, to a woman and her doctor, and no v. State had nothing to do with several local governments that had government body should interfere. local government’s ability to offer been considering the issue decided

Page 14 Chapter Updates Western NC ACLU Chapter Duke University ACLU he Western NC Chapter of cosponsoring the Duke Center for ACLU-NC joined with Human Rights’ statewide conference he Duke University ACLU T UNC-Asheville chapter of “Weaving a Web of Accountability: has had an exciting opening ACLU and the student Amnesty Taking on Extraordinary Rendition at to 2010. On February 22nd, International chapter in sponsoring the State and Regional Level,” on T th April 8-10. the Duke ACLU brought in Krysten the February 25 appearance of Sinema, a Democratic member of former ACLU-NC President (and The Asheville City Council, and the Arizona House of Repre- current WNC chapter member) the Buncombe County Board of sentatives and 2010 State Senate Frank Goldsmith. Addressing a Commissioners and many other candidate. Sinema spoke to students standing-room-only audience, municipal bodies throughout Western on campus and had dinner with the Goldsmith discussed the legal North Carolina regularly open their ACLU chapter. Sinema is openly aspects of torture and his public meetings with sectarian bisexual and helped lead Arizona representation of prisoners at prayer. Our chapter has been Together, a statewide campaign that Guantanamo. monitoring these, especially in the st defeated Proposition 107, which On March 1 , we co-sponsored wake of the Forsyth County ruling would have banned the recognition an evening of anti-death penalty that such practices are uncon- of same-sex marriage and civil visual and performing arts, called stitutional. When the Commissioners unions in Arizona. Representative “Execute Art, Not People,” to honor began to reevaluate their practice, Sinema teamed up with the ACLU Amnesty International’s Death three of our Board members were in opposition to the Minutemen Penalty Awareness Week. The present for public comment and Project and published her first book keynote speaker was restorative testified. The County Board of in 2009. justice advocate Melanie Snyder, Commissioners has decided to refrain We have also been active in author of “Grace Goes to Prison.” from inviting local clergy to do the campus policy, helping to establish We have joined the state ACLU opening prayer, instead rotating the the foundations of what the chapter and other human rights groups in task to members of the Board. hopes will become a Students’ Bill of Rights. Duke Student Gov- ernment, with ACLU support and Attention, ACLU Members in Western NC: advice, has also taken the first steps towards ending Duke’s continued Mark your calendars and plan to attend the ban on cohabitation with members of the opposite sex, including in Western NC ACLU Chapter’s Annual Meeting! campus apartments. The ending of Duke’s cohabitation restrictions Sunday, May 23, 2010 would be an important victory for 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. student choice. A North Carolina state judge has already ruled the Asheville Friends Meeting House state’s anti-cohabitation law 227 Edgewood Road unconstitutional in 2006 in a legal (Between Merrimon Avenue and UNCA, parking off-street in large challenge brought by the ACLU-NC lot with access through narrow cut in stone wall on the north side Legal Foundation. of Edgewood, near top of hill — about 3 blocks west of Merrimon.) Duke ACLU members are looking forward to their partnership Board and officer elections will be held; with NARAL’s Healthy Youth Act Action Teams, the publication of a nominations accepted from the floor. joint Duke ACLU and NAACP The Evan Mahaney Champion of Civil Liberties Award will be report on racism in the classroom, ACLU-sponsored film screenings, presented to Robert (Bob) Smith, long-time executive and many more exciting events. director of the Asheville-Buncombe County Community Relations Council for his consistent and continuing support of civil liberties and human rights throughout Western NC.

Page 15 Wake County ACLU Chapter

The Wake County Chapter of the ACLU hosted its annual W.W. Finlator Award Dinner in November 2009, during which it honored State Senator Ellie Kinnaird for her continued support for civil liberties in North Carolina. Following Sen. Kin- naird’s acceptance of the award that evening, Ian Palmqust, Executive Director of Equality NC, gave the keynote address.

His message focused on the recent Lifetime Board Member of the Wake ACLU Chapter passage of the Anti-Bullying Act Slater Newman led attendees at the Finlator Dinner in a in NC and how it impacts LGBT support song for the ACLU. youth. The event was an inspiring Senator Ellie Kinnaird delivered her acceptance speech at the W.W. Finlator Awards Dinner. evening for those in attendance. The Wake County Chapter also recently celebrated its 41st birthday at its Annual Meeting in March. Sarah Preston, Policy Director for the ACLU-NC, addressed the chapter members with a briefing on the progress the ACLU-NC made in 2009, and the battles it continues to fight in 2010. She also issued a call to action on the abortion coverage debate that came to Wake County, which was followed quickly by a victory when the County Commissioners voted to reinstate insurance coverage for the procedure. The Wake Chapter has also just released its updated website: www.wakeaclu.org. Thanks to the hard work of one of the newest Policy Director Sarah Preston delivered an update on board members, Josh McIntyre, ACLU-NC activities at the Wake Chapter Annual the website is up to date and fully Meeting. functioning. In addition to McIntyre, the Wake Chapter also welcomes Bill Rowe, Alan Sharett, and Maria Magher as The ACLU-NC wishes to thank Bruce Elmore, Mark newly elected members of the Kleinschmidt, and Mike Crum for their six years of board. We bid farewell to Jutta leadership and dedication on our Board. Due to our term Street and Loretta Mershon, who limits policy, they are ineligible for reelection this spring, but have served the chapter for many the lasting impact of their efforts will be felt for many years years. Their enthusiasm and to come. support for civil liberties will certainly be missed!

Page 16 Hurrah for the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights! Please Support the by Slater E. Newman, Chair, ACLU of North Carolina ACLU-NC Committee on International Human Rights Legal Foundation By Making a Tax-Deductible In 2009, to mark the 61st birthday of the Universal Contribution Today! Declaration of Human Rights (December 10) and the 216th birthday of the Bill of Rights (December 15): Friends, we need your help! We see many challenges 1. Proclamations were issued by Governor to American’s fundamental freedoms looming in the Perdue; by the Mayors of Asheville, Burlington, courts, in Congress, in the halls of the North Carolina Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Forest City, General Assembly, and in city councils, school Greensboro, Greenville, Hendersonville, Hickory, boards, and boards of county commissioners across Louisburg, Marion, Newton, Pittsboro, Raleigh, the state. As you evaluate your budget and think Rocky Mount, Selma and Zebulon; by Commissioners about your charitable contributions for 2010, please of Durham, Henderson and Orange Counties; and by put the ACLU-NCLF at the top of your list. The the Chancellor of North Carolina State University and demand for our services has never been greater. Our by the President of Catawba Valley Community legal program now processes anywhere from 200-250 College. requests for assistance per month! 2. There were public readings of one or both documents and/or of a proclamation in Carrboro, Yes! I want to help keep the Flame of Liberty burning brightly in North Carolina. Enclosed is a Chapel Hill, Durham, Greensboro, Hillsborough, and check for my tax-deductible contribution in the Raleigh, and Hendersonville held a forum on amount of: diversity.

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Page 18 Introducing the two Boards of Directors of the ACLU of North Carolina and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation:

Carlos Mahoney John Boddie (U) Chuck Fager

President of both Boards National ACLU Board Paul Funderburk

Representative Dianna Wynn Samantha Gellar (U)

ACLU-NC Vice-President Seth Cohen (LF) Anne Hollowell (U) General Counsel Jennifer Jo Lorenz Michelle Kaufman (U)

ACLU-NCLF Vice-President Mark Kleinschmidt Catherine Klein

Immediate Past President Tariq Butt Julie A. Lapham ACLU-NC Secretary Jim Cavener (U)

Molly Leight

Rebecca Cerese Esteban Echeverria Tin Nguyen ACLU-NCLF Secretary Vernon Cloud Dave Shumannfang Dan Blau Mike Crum Blair Vocci (U) Treasurer of both Boards Dylan Duffey (U)

Angelica Reza Wind Jon Sasser (LF) Spender Eldred (U) Legal Committee Chair Bruce Elmore

Unless otherwise noted, Board members listed above serve on both Boards. A (U) next to a member’s name connotes membership on the Union Board only, and an (LF) connotes membership on the Legal Foundation Board only.

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Location: Green Street United Methodist Church 639 South Green Street, Winston-Salem

Featuring a panel discussion about religious freedom and the importance of government neutrality in religious matters, its roots in our nation’s history, and how this issue plays out today, Constance Blackmon, Janet Joyner both in North Carolina and across the nation.

Election results for ACLU-NC and ACLU-NCLF Boards of Directors will be announced. Light snacks will be provided; no charge to attend. Bring a friend!

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